No sniggering please!
OK. Now before we go any further some rules! This week’s Gallery theme is ‘A Smile’. This is partly in celebration of the great work that Dave Fowler is doing with the Mona Lisa Million Project (go visit – now!)
I am lucky to have lots of smiles in our photo collection but I felt that I wanted it to mean something more than a happy moment. The picture I have chosen is not at all flattering! It shows lots of double chins, far too many lines & complete exhaustion! However, it was exhaustion for a good cause. It was taken after I had completed my first organised run. I had just finished the Race for Life (yes, I have the medal!) & although my legs were sending messages of ‘sit down NOW!’ I felt so exhilerated that I had completed it. It is my ambition to do the Moonwalk this year but I need to get more pratice in. This picutre is the start of that ambition so……here it is!
Make sure you visit Sticky Fingers, Tara Cain’s fabulous blog to see lots of other smiles!
Wow, that is a *great* achievement! Well done you!! I’d be beaming too if I’d accomplished something like that. 🙂
Well done! Lovely picture!
Good luck with that Moonwalk . . .
Well done, I too would like to do the moonwalk, but I am a northerner and def not fit enough yet. One day maybe
well done you! I hope you get to do the moon walk. I know several people who have done it and they say it’s hard but good fun.
Brilliant! You look fabulous! x
Well done you. I bet you felt great afterwards. Keep it up. I’m struggling to get back into running.
I did a similar run last year for charity. Seemed like a good idea at the time but half way round I thought I was going to expire. I enjoyed the pint of beer and chips at the end though. x
Yay for doing the Race for Life – it is one of the most overwhelming, emotional and satisfying events I have ever entered.
And you look terrific!
LCM x
Excellent take on the theme and what a great target to be working towards….I have no doubt that you will achieve it x
No sniggering at all — just completely in awe! Well done you! x
Well done you and great photo 🙂 I have photos of me having completed runs where I’m dripping in sweat and bright red lol so that’s a good one by my standards 🙂
Well done! It’s a lovely, proud and happy smile, and so it should be!
I can’t believe you’d just finished! You look unruffled and serene. Congrats for doing the Race and good luck with the next. xx
I don’t think it’s unflattering – I think it’s an amazing smile. It’s a smile of personal achievement, a smile at doing something for a good cause, a smile of resilienbce and optimism, a smile celebrating life.
And it’s as real as they come.
You also have my undying admiration and huge applause for your part in the Run for Life.
Thank you SO much for stopping by & leaving such a wonderful comment!
I think you look really attractive in this photo, actually. I dread to think what I’d look like after a race, certainly nothing fit for the internet. Well done for completing the race and good luck for the next one!
Thank you! I need to really get practising I think! Thank you for stopping by!
3rd time lucky!
Was “Just saying” that I think that that is a GORGEOUS BEAM! ANd Well done you!!!
Also, best of luck with Moonwalk prep! It is a reall fabulous event!!!
Maggy
Now that’s a great choice! Well done you!
Thank you! Looking at the other entries I’m not so sure about the choice!!
Congraulations on your achievement! It’s a really proud smile you are showing there and so you should be! Made me smile x
Glad it helped your day! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
Golly! Well done you!
Thank you & many thanks for popping in!
I’ll try again… my comments keep disappearing 🙁
Was just saying that that is a gorgeous *beam*! Well done you! And best of luck with prepping for the Moonwalk. It is a brilliant challenge!!!
Maggy x
Hi Julia, I got your message on Twitter and wanted to leave a quick reply. I’m bailing out of the internet early tonight as I’ve got a couple of sick kids to contend with, but felt it was important to say thanks. The links mean a great deal to me and I wanted you to know that.
Congrats on the run. Love the Moonwalk too. that should be fab event to take part in.
…and you look as fresh as a daisy BTW!!! 🙂
Dave
Why thank you Dave! I do hope you get lots more links!
I can feel your sense of achievement!
It felt wonderful! I got some a high fromit! Thank you for visiting!
Congratulations! A lovely triumphant smile. I’d love to do a moonwalk too, but I’m nothing like practised yet! x
Me neither! Not sure it was a good idea to volunteer! Thank you for popping in!
Ah Lovely! Well done you! Great *beam*. Onwards and upwards, the Moonwalk is an amazing challenge! Good luck with going for it!
Maggy
*applauds loudly* well done! Lovely smile! x
Thank you for the appaulse! much appreciated! *puffs remembering how it felt!*